Formative Assessments

In Leverage Leadership 2.0, Paul Bambrick-Santoyo says that lesson plans are meaningless until we define how we’ll assess the student learning. In that case, a core piece of ensuring high quality planning is locking in effective daily and weekly formative assessments. Too often, curriculum plans and assessment writers are totally separate. This is a top pitfall in planning for effective instruction, and it can limit effectiveness of even the most well written curriculum. Without clarity on and alignment to the rigor of the assessment, you risk every teacher interpreting the rigor of the curriculum differently.

TIL Formative Assessment is based on the work of Paul Bambrick-Santoyo in Leverage Leadership 2.0 and trains leaders how to guide their teachers to craft rigorous and aligned daily and weekly assessments that will support analysis of student mastery and gaps, and how to coach their teachers to master the skills of assessment writing and analysis to ensure their continuous improvement in designing formative assessments.

If you want similar gains for your students, contact your local ESC to learn more about joining a TIL Formative Assessments Cohort.



Trainings at ESCs

This training is offered by Regional Education Service Centers (ESCs.)



Region 1: Edinburg


Website: Region 1
Contact: Kelly VanHee
Email: kkvanhee@esc1.net
Call: (956) 984-6190

Region 2: Corpus Christi


Website: Region2
Contact: Sonia Zyla
Email: Sonia.zyla@esc2.us
Call:(361) 561-8509

Region 3: Victoria


Website: Region 3
Contact: Lynn Guerra
Email: LGuerra@esc3.net
Call: (361) 573-0731 ext. 287

Region 4: Houston


Website: Region 4
Contact: Alyson Schafer
Email: Alyson.schafer@esc4.net
Call: 713.744.8184

Region 5: Beaumont


Website: Region 5
Contact: Kelly McBride
Email: Kelly.mcbride@esc5.net
Call:409-951-1854

Region 6: Huntsville


Website: Region 6
Contact: Stacey Zielonka
Email: szielonka@esc6.net
Call: 936.435.8213

Region 7: Kilgore


Website: Region 7
Contact: Henryett Lovely
Email: hlovely@esc7.net
Call: (903) 988-6854

Region 8: Mount Pleasant


Website: Region 8
Contact: Angela Hastings
Email: ahastings@reg8.net
Call:(903) 575-2724

Region 9: Wichita Falls


Website: Region 9
Contact: Pat Page
Email: pat.page@esc9.net
Call: 940-322-6928

Region 10: Richardson


Website: Region 10
Contact: James Gandy
Email: James.Gandy@region10.org
Call: 972-348-1098

Region 11: Fort Worth


Website: Region 11
Contact: Jim Phillips
Email: jphillips@esc11.net
Call: (817)740-7581

Region 12: Waco


Website: Region 12
Contact: Russ Meggs
Email: rmeggs@esc12.net
Call:(254) 297-1108

Region 13: Austin


Website: Region 13
Contact: Megan Cruz
Email: TIL13@esc13.txed.net
Call: 512 919-5134

Region 14: Abilene


Website: Region 14
Contact: Candilyn Smith
Email: csmith@esc14.net
Call: 325-675-8664

Region 15: San Angelo


Website: Region 15
Contact: David Bedford
Email: david.bedford@esc15.net
Call: 325-658-6571 ext. 2120

Region 16: Amarillo


Website: Region 16
Contact: Rene Cano
Email: Rene.cano@esc16.net
Call: 806.677.5074

Region 17: Lubbock


Website: Region 17
Contact: Syd Sexton
Email: ssexton@esc17.net
Call: 806-281-5807

Region 18: Midland


Website: Region 18
Contact: LeRoy Mitchell
Email: lmitchell@esc18.net
Call: 432.567.3242

Region 19: El Paso


Website: Region 19
Contact: Monica Jaloma
Email: mjaloma@esc19.net
Call: (915) 780-5382

Region 20: San Antonio


Website: Region 20
Contact: Shannon Allen
Email: Shannon.Allen@esc20.net
Call: (210) 370-5481

Click on your Regional Education Service Center (map) to view contact information.


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